Head-protection attachment for caps, hats, or other headgear



May 22, 1923.-

' 1,456,183 G. KNIGHT HEAD PROTECTI ON ATTACHMENT FOR CAPS, HATS, OROTHER HEADGEA R Filed Nov. 10'. 1921 Z 6 2 ll 6 v I j I 5 6 1' 3 5 I F aZYQZIZTIiI I I 4 pg H iVENTO.R:

ATTORNEYS.

Patented May 22, 1923.

- UNITED S ES GEORGE E. KNIGHT, or CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY.

HEAD-PROTECTIQN'ATTACHMENT FOE cars, HA'rs, OR OTHER HEAD EAR.

-.App1ication filed November 10,4921. Serial N0.1514,177L

To all'witomz'tmay ooace'r'w'.

Be it known that I, GEORGE.B. I NI( ;HT, a citizen of the United States,residlng 1n the city and county of Camden, State ofNew Jersey, haveinvented a new and useful Head-Protecting Attachment for Caps, Hats, orOther Headgear, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates :to a device adapted to protect the head fromblows, shocks, and the force of articles dropping thereon or beingdirected against it, so as to avoid injury to the head, and it consistsof a foundation of flax or other fibre molded into the shape of a skullca and thus adapted to fit the head. It consists further of cushioningmaterial imposed on the upper side thereof to receive the impact of saidblows, shocks or force of the dropping articles and so prevent thelatter from reaching the head and injuriously striking the latter.

It consists also of forming the cushioning material of a resilientmember which is seated on and rises from the foundation.

It consists also in adapting the device to be fitted in a cap hat, orother head gear, and worn with the latter.

The invention is satisfactorily illustrated in the accompanying drawing,but the important instrumentalities thereof may be varied, and so it isto be understood that the invention is not limited to the specificdetails shown and described, as long as they are within the spirit orscope of the claims.

Figure 1 represents a vertical section of a head protecting deviceembodying my invention.

Figure 2 represents a horizontal section of a cap on line 22 Figure 1,in which the device may be worn.

Figure 3 represents a perspective view of the inner foundation of thedevice.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in thefigures.

Referring to the drawings.

1 designates a hollow foundation which is somewhat hemispherical inshape and adapted to be worn as a skull-cap on a head, it beingconstructed of flax or other fibre which is molded andpressed into saidshape, thus producing the foundation light and strong in its nature, andeasy to wear.

Imposed on the upper surface of said foundation on the crown thereof isthe coiled spring 2. On said surface above the crown are imposed theadditional coiled springs 3,

the several springs rising from the foundation 1.

Secured at their ends to the upper S111' face ofthe foundation are thecross strips 4 which rest at the top on the crown spring v2 and are of aresilient nature and add in creased resillency to'the dev1ce,-stripsrising somewhat above said surface so as to be capable of yieldingdownwardly when pressed by blows, shocks: or force, they compressing thespring 2 producing highly resilient cushions in the device.

5 designates an auxiliary foundation which is placed over the foundation1 and seated on the strips 4 and the additional springs 3.

6 designates a coiled spring which is seated on the crown of theauxiliary foundation 5 and has seated on it the cross strips 7 whoselower terminals are connected with Above said strips? is the auxiliaryfoundation 8 which rests 011 the spring 6 and strips 7.

The underside of the foundation 1 has connected with it the pad 9 whichforms a bottom cushion which when the device is depressed may gentlycontact with the head and so avoid injury to the latter.

Inter-posed between the several foundations are the pads 10 and 11 whichprovide cushioning effects for said foundations, it being noticed thatsaid pads 10 and 11 have therein openings for the reception of thesprings 2 and 6 so that the resiliency of the latter is not interferedwith which when the device is depressed may gently contact with the headand so avoid injury to the latter.

When the device is placed in a cap, or in lieu thereof a hat or otherhead-gear. the latter may be worn as usual and should it be subjected toa blow, shock or force of an article dropped thereon or directed againstit, it will be received by the device and so resiliently resisted by thesame that the blow or force will not be communicated to the head of thewearer, and so injury to the head is prevented. In the side of thefoundation 1 are ventilating openings 12 for evident purposes.

Having thus described by invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

the lower terminals of the cross strip 4.

1. In a head protecting attachment for strips having their ends securedto said body and their-crossed portions spring-supported, a coiledspring seated on the outer face of said body about the crown thereof,and coiled springs of resilient material connected with said face andseated elevated on said spring. Y

2. Ahead protecting attachment for an article of head-gear consisting ofa hollow foundation adapted to fit the head, a pad ,onthe underside ofsaid foundation, a 1101- low body above said foundation, and resilientmembers and cushioning pads intermediate of said body and foundation'andresiliently supported one above the other.

3. A head protecting attachment for an article of head gear, consistingof a hollow foundation to fit the head, a pad :on the undersidev of saidfoundation, springs resting on said foundation, resilient strips securedat their ends to the lower part of said foundation, an auxiliaryfoundation on said strips, and a second auxiliary foundation yieldinglysupported on the first-named auxiliary foundation.

4:. A head protecting attachment. for an article of head gear,consisting of a hollow foundation to fit the head, springs resting onsaid foundation, resilient strips secured at their ends tothe lower partof said foundation, an auxiliary, foundation on said strips, and asecond auxiliary foundation yieldingly supported on the 'first namedauxiliary foundation.

GEORGE B. KNIGHT;

